San Francisco is one of seven metropolitan areas to be rated as “Smarter Cities” along with Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Portland, New York and Washington.

The study says San Francisco has the nation’s best transit access with 90 percent of residents living within two blocks of a transit line. It also cites San Francisco’s Transit First policy, its commuter benefits ordinance and Muni’s not-yet-implemented Transit Effectiveness Project as reasons for the city’s high ranking.